Hollywood Recreation Center
Hollywood Recreation Center is a park in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Chestnut Hill stands 169 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunnyside Neigborhood Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.2 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 25 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Star-Spangled Banner Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Booth's Escape
- 11.5 mi off the George Washington Memorial Parkway, National
- 13.7 mi off the Old Georgetown Pike
Overlooks nearby
- Freedom Park Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Viewing Area · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 2 · 12 mi
- George Washington Memorial Parkway Overlook 1 · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunnyside Neigborhood Park: 0.7 mi
- Hollywood Playground: 0.7 mi
- Basin - Indian Creek Trail: 0.8 mi
- Hollywood Gateway Park: 0.8 mi
- Duvall Field: 0.9 mi
- College Park Veterans Memorial: 1.4 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.4 mi
- College Park Airport: 2.4 mi
- Hamilton Cemetery: 2.5 mi
- Sweetgum Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Holly Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Laurel Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Spectator Area: 4.5 mi
- Spectator Area: 4.6 mi
- LEAFHouse: 1.8 mi
- Rachel Carson House: 5.3 mi
- National Wildlife Visitor Center: 6.2 mi
- Wheaton Miniature Train: 7.5 mi
- Wheaton Carousel: 7.5 mi
- Testudo (Comcast Center): 2.0 mi
- Mother and Child Statue: 2.1 mi
- Bradford: 2.2 mi
- Statue of Frederick Douglass: 2.3 mi
- Site of College Park Airport: 2.4 mi
- Community Learning Garden: 2.2 mi
- Gluckstern Garden: 2.2 mi
- Weber Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
- Fraternity and Sorority Centennial Garden: 2.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.4 mi
- Blue Ponds Park: 3.9 mi
- Calverton Neighborhood Conservation Area: 4.4 mi
- Hastings Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.6 mi
- Dartmouth Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
- Fairdale Road Neighborhood Conservation Area: 5.8 mi
- Lowndes Hill: 5.2 mi
- Barnard Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hoover Hill: 6.0 mi
- Mount Saint Sepulchre: 6.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.7 mi
- Fishing Shore: 12.2 mi
- Lake Barcroft Beach: 17.1 mi
- Purplehorse Beach: 17.7 mi
- Sycamore Beach: 17.8 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 18.6 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.7 mi
- Quartz Rock Outcropping: 16.7 mi
- Rosier Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Quarry (former): 18.4 mi
- Quarry (former): 18.4 mi
- Stubblefield Falls: 15.5 mi
- Scott's Run Falls: 15.9 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.9 mi
- Great Falls: 18.3 mi
- failed mill dam: 23.3 mi
- Indian Springs: 1.3 mi
- Takoma Spring: 5.7 mi
- Silver Spring: 6.5 mi
- Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 8.2 mi
- Sandy Spring: 10.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hollywood Recreation Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 18° | 169 m | 20.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WNW 288° | 156 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gantt Hill | WSW 251° | 156 m | 18.3 mi |
| Black Hill | WNW 300° | 148 m | 23.9 mi |
| Mount Daniel | WSW 241° | 144 m | 16.6 mi |
| Minor's Hill | WSW 240° | 140 m | 15.2 mi |
| Freedom Hill | WSW 251° | 140 m | 18.8 mi |
| Prout Hill | WSW 239° | 137 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 36 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beltsville, 2 mi away.
- Ring-necked Duck248 obs
- Hooded Merganser212 obs
- Canada Goose201 obs
- Mallard198 obs
- Northern Mockingbird196 obs
- Northern Cardinal182 obs
- Great Blue Heron179 obs
- Amur honeysuckle172 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358245278
Day trips start here
- Berwyn Heights · 1 mi
- Beltsville · 2 mi
- Greenbelt · 2 mi
- College Park · 3 mi
- Colesville-Burtonsville · 4 mi
- Hyattsville · 4 mi
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